2013: Our favorite images of the year

Another crazy year has gone by and so much happened again during the last 12 months! We visited Iceland for the very first time in 2013 and we spent several weeks there: 10 days in March for some ice caves, icy waterfalls and northern lights, 3 weeks in June/July for the highlands and remote geothermal areas and another 2 weeks again in September for the fall colors, a Cessna flight and again for northern lights (but unfortunately the weather then was not nearly as cooperative as in March). While selecting our favorite images, we were looking back full of nostalgia and at the same time full of anticipation – looking forward to the next trips! It was not love at first sight, rather a slow growing passion, but definitely one that might last for quite a while now… And after these introductionary words you’ll probably not be very surprised that almost all of our favorite images come from this country. And also rather needless to say, that considering the amount of images from both of us, it was not easy for Steffen and me to select only just a very few and agree on the choices…

Our favorite images of 2013 in no particular order: (please click thumbnail for enlargement and short description)

Hope you enjoy taking a look at them and make sure you click on every image since there is a short story that comes along with all of them. You might also check out our “Best of Iceland” gallery and if you are interested in more details about the locations we visited, please stay tuned since there are a lot of descriptions coming up (also in English!). And some new images from the US Southwest from winter 2013/2014 as well. Isa will also announce the newest publications on Facebook, so please feel free to follow/friend her there!

Thanks a lot for looking! Seasons Greetings and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you!

18 comments

Fantastic images from you both! Some of the best Icelandic images I’ve seen.It was a real pleasure viewing them. Frohe Weinachten und ein glückliches neues Jahr.

IsaFriday, 20. December 2013 at 09:09

Hi John, Iceland is pretty different than the Southwest at first glance, but when it comes to “remoteness” and “finding new places” there are some striking parallels. And I guess that’s one of the things we also liked most when we were in Iceland. :-) Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year to you too!

In a single word: BREATHTAKING! I agree with the other comments. This collection is some of the best photographs I’ve seen from Iceland (and Iceland is a popular destination these days). Eager to see what you come up with in 2014. Cheers to great light and magical travels in the year to come!

IsaTuesday, 14. January 2014 at 04:21

Thank you so much, Colleen! I really appreciate your comment and I do love your photography also very, very much! BTW we got your wildflowers ebook and we are looking forward to using it during the next El Nino season. Wish you all the best for 2014! Isa

Thank goodness for Jim’s blog, as I now have Iceland on my short list for photo and exploration destinations. Spectacular, each and every image! Choosing favorite images is such a difficult task some times ; )